Annotation:Twas o'er the Hills and Far away
X: 1 T:Twas o'er the Hills and Far away. PFD2.055 B:Playford's Dancing Master, Vol 2, 1713-28 Z:vmp.Chris Partington 2015 www.village-music-project.org.uk T:Over the Hills and Far Away,aka. PFD2.055 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/2=70 W:Each strain is to be play'd twice o'er W:The 1st man and his partner cross over the 2d Cu and turn. W:This to the first strain play'd once W:Then cross over the 3d Cu and turn W:This to the first strain play'd twice W:Then lead up to the top and cast off, and then right hands and left quite round W:This to the second strain play'd once W:then lead through the 3d Cu, and cast up and turn your partner W:This to the second strain play'd twice K:F G2|c2ed cded|c2A4G2|c2ed cdec|f2d4G2| c2ed cded|c2A2f3A|A2GFG2e2|f2d4:| |:ef|g3fe2d2|c2A4ef|g3fe2dc|f2d4ef| g3fe2d2|c2A2 f3A|A2GFG2e2|f2d4:|
'TWAS O'ER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.
